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D. S. .SATTBRLEE 8u H. KBMMERER.

SHED.

Patented Mey 5,1891.

.E MMIII STATES PATENT FFICE.-

DANIEL SUTHERLAN D SATTERLEE AND HENRY KEMMERER, OF BOONS- BOROUGH, IOVA.

SHED.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 451 ,77 5, dated May 5, 1891.

Application tiled November 22, 1889. Serial No. 331,173. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, DANIEL SUTHER- LAND SATTERLEE and HENRY KEMMERER, citizens of the United States, both residing at Boonsborough, in the county of Boone and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sheds; and we do declare the following' to bc a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art towhich it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to sheds for hay, grain, agricultural implements, and live stock, which will answer equally well for tents and a shelter for general use.-

The object of the invention is to provide a simple shed and convenient and efficient means for adjust-ing the roof, the latter being counterbalanced and loose at the angles, whereby one corner can be moved at a time. The roof is held to the supports by pins which pass through said supports above and beneath the roof.

The improvement consists of the novel features which will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and which are shown.

in the annexed drawings, in which- Figure l is a perspective view of the shed, the roof-covering being partly removed. Fig. 2 is a detail View showing a counterbalancing-weight, double and single pulley, and braces for the supports.

A represents the supports or posts on which the roof is carried and is adjustable. There may be as many of these supports as required, four being shown, as this is the number that will be most generally employed. The roof-frame comprises four sills B, which form a rectangle and are united at their corners by angleplates C, the angle-braces D, the rafters E, and the braces e between the rafters. The roof-covering is secured to the rafters and may be of any suitable material. The rafters converge and arc suitably connected together at the apex of the roof and are secured at their lower ends to the angle-braces D. The supports A pass through the space between the corners of the sills B and the said angle-braces D and have a series of openings a. rlhese supports A may be set in the ground, as shown in Fig. 1, or secured to a platform, as shown in Fig. 2. In the latter case they are braced laterally by the braces d. ports at the top prevents them from spreading. The roof is countcrbalanced by the weights F, one at each corner, which are secured to the cords f, which are connected at their inner ends to the roof, and which pass over pulleys G at the top of the supports. Instead of a single pulley, as shown in Fig. 1, a double pulley G lnay be placed at the top of the support and a single pulley G2 at the bottom thereof, the cord passing around said pulley substantially as show n in Fig. 2.

The roof is held in place on the supports by pins H, two for each support, which pass through the openings in the supports above and below the roof, thereby holding the roof from movement in either direction. Canvas secured to and stretched from one post to the other closes in the sides of the said shed.

Instead of a separate rope at each corner for adjusting the roof, a single rope can be made to answer the same purpose. In this event a center post will be provided, and the ropes and pulleys will be attached thereto. Another obvious construction would be clips or rings at the corners of the frame for the corner-posts to pass through.

Having fully described our invention, what we claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The hcreinbet'ore shown and described shed for grain, stock, and'implements, comprising corner posts which are securely braced and which have a series of openings near their upper ends, the sills B, the angleplates O, connecting the sills together at their corners, the angle-braces D for strengthening the frame and confining the posts in the corners between the sills and the said angle- The wire connecting the supbraces, the rafters connected with the angleln testimony whereof We affixoursignatures 'braces and sloping' up, the covering; secured in presence of two Witnesses.

to the rafters, the ropes secured to the frame DANTEI SUTHERLAND SATTERLEE and passing over pulleys on the posts and HENRYKEMMERER.

5 Weighted at their lower ends, and pins to pass through the said openings in the posts Witnesses: to hold the roof in the located position, sub- GEO. BUZLY, stantially as described. Trios. J. BLACK. 

